City of Luverne v. Skyberg

The appeal is from an order vacating a judgment and permitting defendants to interpose an answer.

The situation disclosed by the record is in brief this: Defendant P. O. Skyberg was for many years the city treasurer of plaintiff, being last elected in April, 1925, at which time he gave a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties, the other defendants being sureties thereon. Skyberg absconded in the latter part of December following. The bond was in the sum of $150,000. Plaintiff claimed that he had $143,755.32 of its funds unaccounted for when he disappeared. Skyberg was also cashier of…